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Welcome back. im hugh hewitt. you can hear me monday through friday on salem radio network. saturday mornings im here on msnbc. joined again by my panel. it looked in the first time we were talking about as though nothing was going to happen. no to the 21. no to the idea of arming teachers. what about fixing nicks. that seemed to have the cornyn murphy bill. the president seemed to have nodded to it. has that going to happen? >> that has at least some chance of happening, i think, hugh. it is a ...

Wont stand for inaction on this anymore. i do think there is popular appetite for some kind of change. now, could the measure that you are talking about be the thing politicians can come together on? maybe. its never been a smart bet to back action, but that could have some chance of success. >> i have been urging on my radio audience we could use the special committee on 1951, a select committee of the house and senate on organized crime to hear everybody out on every proposal. is there an appe...

Shootings. 62% say the same of the president. new momentum behind the bipartisan effort to improve the background check system. the president speaking with john cornyn over the bill he introduced with chris murphy. >> it ensures state and federal authorities comply with existing law to report criminal history to the national background check system with consequences if they dont. the white house says the president supports efforts to improve the background check system. this bill does nothing to...

Elemen elements? he also seems to care what his reaction has been following that tweet, putting florida in the same pot, i guess, as the russia probe. the backlash has been terrible for him across the board for his kids to public allies saying, this is not okay. now we have reports that he may be discussing actually looking at some gun control measures. i think its also worth noting, though, as we discuss whether the president is going to back the cornyn murphy role bill. its not really an expan...

Threatening individuals, overhauling and reforming mental health programs, and the cornyn-murphy program. the white house rolling out the gun proposal one day after the presidents rambling and vulgar speech in pennsylvania that was supposed to focus on republican candidate rick saccone. instead it felt like a campaign rally where he attacked potential 2020 challengers. >> can you imagine covering bernie or pocahontas. how about that? oh, i would love oprah to win. i know her weakness. >> and deb...

To be met with a lot of frustration from people -- look, background checks are more politically popular, i think, that is certainly true. >> they dont cover all sales. >> they do not and hes trying to cornyn-murphy is not the same at manchin-toomey. they see it at tethered to president obama and thats reality. it is hard for him to escape the criticism that he is catering to the nra with this proposal. >> maggie, stick around. we have many questions for you. betsy due voss has just been grilled ...